The Night in Question: Stories - Hardcover

Wolff, Tobias

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679402187 ISBN 13: 9780679402183

Publisher: Knopf, 1996

Synopsis

Well before his memoirs This Boy's Life and In Pharaoh's Army were published to great acclaim, Tobias Wolff had already proven himself one of America's foremost short story writers. Now, with his first collection in more than 10 years, he again demonstrates what Tim O'Brien has called "the ancient art of a master storyteller."

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Review:

Tobias Wolff has earned the deep respect of his many readers for direct, compelling stories marked by honesty and insight. The Night in Question is a collection of fifteen short works tied together by Wolff's upright style and unyielding interest in those moments when moral confusion crystallizes into clear, shining action and understanding. His characters, situations, and themes become familiar over time: children recognize the failings of their parents, men and women attempt to bridge the distance between themselves, and singular events shape everyday feelings into a new and more meaningful reality.

From the Publisher:

"A wonderful collection...these stories seize the imagination."
--The New York Times

"Tobias Wolff's fiction soars...His descriptive prose rings like a struck bell."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"An artistry shot through with colors, subtleties, nuances and fantasy."
--Los Angeles Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679402187
• ISBN 13: 9780679402183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224